A short poem about writing poetry.

“You’ll never write poetry”, he said
“Just watch me”, I replied
I was never going to leave it at that
I’m a man of my word
And while words may be nothing more
Than useless sounds
Dust in deserts of sound
They’re all we’ve got
I hope he’s watching now

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  • a.king on Nov 6, 2007

    I loved it! Keep Writing

  • Rhodora Bande on May 13, 2008

    Nicely written. Loved it!

  • Richie Montalbo on May 29, 2008

    Keep up the spirit!

  • JenysieJane on Aug 4, 2008

    Awesome!! I like it!! You have proved whoever you wrote this to wrong!! Keep up the great work!!

  • Donald Barr on Aug 30, 2008

    Keep writing!!!

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